1+ hour, 14+ min ago  (67+ words) FORT KNOX, Ky. " The remains of U. S. Army Pfc. Wilbert G. Linsenbardt, 27, of Lohman, Missouri, killed during World War II, will be interred June 5, in Saint Paul's Lutheran Cemetery in Russellville, Missouri. Services and interment will be coordinated by Trimble Funeral Homes....

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (1685+ words) "Sunday Morning" looks back at historical events on this date. Germany is marking 30 years since the fall of the Berlin Wall. CBS News journalist Anna Noryskiewicz spoke with CBSN from Berlin about the Wall's lasting legacy. Thirty years ago, the…...

5+ hour, 39+ min ago  (425+ words) Charlie Duncan turned 107 years old on Wednesday, making him the oldest living World War II veteran in Ge0rgia. To mark the occasion, the Cobb Board of Commissioners on Tuesday designated "Charlie Duncan Day," and he attended the meeting along with family…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago  (1723+ words) At the outbreak of war in 1939, the fastest bombers in widespread frontline service were the Bristol Blenheim and Heinkel He 111 P, both slower than 275mph. By 1945, speeds had dramatically increased, and the fastest bombers were capable of over 460mph. This astonishing increase…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (531+ words) To identify the rifles that armed America's Greatest Generation, History Computer reviewed various historical and military sources. We included supplemental information for each rifle regarding the manufacturer, type, cartridge, primary WWII role, and the rifle's postwar legacy. " Wieralee / Wikimedia Commons…...

9+ hour, 42+ min ago  (495+ words) Genesis Tereta Espana, left, plays'Sarah Grimke, a 19th-century advocate for women's rights and abolition, during a Civil War-themed wax museum at RLS Middle School. Also shown are Aylin Rodriguez and'Emma Acosta. Jackson Williams plays Abraham Lincoln. Chase Oliver plays Thaddeus…...

9+ hour, 56+ min ago  (350+ words) The Free Press Not many visitors to Arlington National Cemetery make it out back behind the mansion house, where the graves run up against the old cavalry post formerly known as Fort Myer. In the grass past a Japanese cedar…...

1+ day, 17+ min ago  (473+ words) CUPERTINO, Calif " Clarence B. Jones, a former speechwriter and confidante of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. who helped pen his famous'I Have A Dream" speech, has died. He was 95. Jones died Friday at a senior living community in the…...

18+ hour, 42+ min ago  (472+ words) Clarence B. Jones, a former speechwriter and confidante of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. , who helped pen his famous "I Have A Dream" speech, has died. He was 95. Jones died Friday at a senior living community in the San…...

17+ hour, 27+ min ago  (603+ words) Swansboro Mayor William "Bill" Justice gives remarks during the marker unveiling Friday for St. Thomas AME Zion Church's addition to the Jacksonville-Onslow African American Heritage Trail. The St. Thomas AME Zion Church African American Heritage Trail marker was unveiled Friday....